Summer Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route

The view from here is AWESOME. Looking to the south we see the Gran Paradiso……..

There are many different ways of going from Chamonix to Zermatt. Here’s just one of the variations I’ve done in the past. This one has a couple of nights in valley hotels to get a shower(!) en route. Although it’s feasible in a week, I would recommend allowing at least 8 days. If you have 2 weeks available, you’ll then have a few days left at the end, and many people then like to try Mont Blanc as they are well acclimatised after a Haute Route.

I can walk this route with up to 6 people in the group, making it all very sociable! Please Contact Me for availability.

For images of the Haute Route in summer, go to the Photo Gallery

Day 1: Le Tour to the Albert Premier hut, a short day with plenty of time in the morning to sort kit before leaving.

Day 2: Over the Col Superieur du Tour and all the way down to Champex, stopping at the Trient hut for a brew.

Day 3: Taxi from Champex to Mauvoisin just to the south of Verbier, then a lovely walk in Lake District type scenery to the Chanrion hut.

Day 4: Back north over the Col de Chermotane to the Dix hut, one of the best huts in the Alps

Day 5: A short day, especially suitable in bad weather, over the ladders of the Pas de Chevre and down to Arolla to the quaint Hotel Mont Collon.

Day 6: A long up day to the Bertol hut, perched on a rocky pinnacle at over 3000m.

Day 7: The key day, over the Tete Blanche and down the Stockjigletscher to the Schonebiel hut

Day 8: A gentle stroll down admiring the North face of the Matterhorn to the right, arriving in Zermatt in time for lunch, and then a taxi back to Chamonix!

For a kit list for the Haute Route, go to the Knowledge Base.